All time
Hyperia has the longest average wait at Thorpe Park, at 63 minutes, followed by SAW - The Ride (40 minutes) and Colossus (39 minutes). 7 of the 21 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Hyperia | 63 |
| SAW - The Ride | 40 |
| Colossus | 39 |
| Ghost Train | 37 |
| Nemesis Inferno | 35 |
| Storm Surge | 33 |
| The Swarm | 32 |
| Stealth | 30 |
| Tenement | Scare Maze | 29 |
| Rush | 22 |
| The Walking Dead©: The Ride | 22 |
| Samurai | 21 |
| Depth Charge | 18 |
| Tidal Wave | 18 |
| Detonator | 14 |
| Big Easy Bumpers | 10 |
| Flying Fish | 9 |
| Quantum | 9 |
| High Striker | 7 |
| Dobble Tea Party | 6 |
| Mr Monkey's Banana Ride | 6 |
Hyperia sees the longest peak waits at Thorpe Park, with its daily maximum averaging 95 minutes, ahead of Colossus (70 minutes) and Tenement | Scare Maze (65 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Hyperia | 95 |
| Colossus | 70 |
| Tenement | Scare Maze | 65 |
| SAW - The Ride | 64 |
| Ghost Train | 62 |
| Nemesis Inferno | 61 |
| The Swarm | 56 |
| Storm Surge | 54 |
| Stealth | 51 |
| The Walking Dead©: The Ride | 47 |
| Rush | 37 |
| Samurai | 35 |
| Tidal Wave | 35 |
| Depth Charge | 29 |
| Detonator | 27 |
| Big Easy Bumpers | 18 |
| Quantum | 16 |
| Flying Fish | 14 |
| High Striker | 14 |
| Mr Monkey's Banana Ride | 9 |
| Dobble Tea Party | 8 |
Thorpe Park is usually quietest in May, when crowd levels average as low as 33%. The busiest month tends to be August, at around 68%.
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | 17 |
| Mar | 32 |
| Apr | 42 |
| May | 33 |
| Jun | 49 |
| Jul | 66 |
| Aug | 68 |
| Sep | 39 |
| Oct | 52 |
| Nov | 40 |
| Dec | — |
Thursday is typically the quietest day of the week at Thorpe Park, averaging 44% compared with 63% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 13 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 54 |
| Mon | 48 |
| Tue | 45 |
| Wed | 46 |
| Thu | 44 |
| Fri | 47 |
| Sat | 63 |
So far in 2026, Thorpe Park is running 4 percentage points busier than at the same point in 2025 (52% compared with 48%). Of the full years on record, 2018 was the busiest, averaging 56%. 2020 and 2021 are left out of these comparisons because COVID-19 closures and capacity limits affected crowd levels in those years.
| Event | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| 🎃 Fright Nights | 64 |
| 🎪 Carnival | 56 |
| 🌻 Mardi Gras | 51 |
| 🍺 Oktoberfest | 37 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| June 01, 2021 | 100 |
| July 07, 2023 | 99 |
| April 07, 2026 | 99 |
| July 03, 2023 | 99 |
| June 02, 2021 | 99 |
| May 31, 2021 | 99 |
| July 20, 2017 | 99 |
| June 03, 2021 | 99 |
| May 30, 2021 | 99 |
| June 30, 2023 | 99 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| April 28, 2022 | 0 |
| April 04, 2022 | 0 |
| May 06, 2026 | 0 |
| April 26, 2022 | 0 |
| April 29, 2024 | 0 |
| May 13, 2026 | 0 |
| May 15, 2024 | 0 |
| October 10, 2019 | 0 |
| October 21, 2015 | 0 |
| May 14, 2024 | 0 |